Chef Ben Takahashi

Chef Ben Takahashi was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and attended Santa Rosa Jr College. Ben went on to study at Kapiolani Community College Culinary School and Hawaii Pacific College. Chef Ben’s mentor is the James Beard Award Winning Chef Mavro, who he began working with in 1989 at LaMer Restaurant, a Five Diamond French Restaurant. After an 11-year apprenticeship with Chef Mavro, Chef Ben went back to Four Sears Restaurant, Season, to help them secure Maui’s first Five Diamond award. Chef Ben has been the Executive Chef for Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, Mauna Lani Bay & Bungalows, Cassis by Chef Mavro, Sheraton Kauai Resort, Poipu Beach, and now at The Club at Kukui’ula.